We Must Become Single-Issue Voters on Gun Safety
May 27, 2022
For the past few days, I have been thinking about the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo (an attack on defenseless African Americans by a brainwashed young white nationalist American) and Uvalde (an attack on defenseless children and their teachers by a deranged young Hispanic American). Both are different in motivation and method – but both
City of Tucson to open 6 Cooling Centers when temperatures reach 110 degrees
May 26, 2022
“When temperatures reach 110 degrees, the City of Tucson will open six cooling center locations, one in each Ward. The centers will be open from noon-6 p.m. These locations will be open on any day when temperatures are expected to reach 110 degrees. Donna Liggins Center, 2160 N. 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705 El Pueblo
(UPDATED) Additional Arizona Reaction to the Horrific School Shooting in Texas
May 26, 2022
Over the last 48 hours, many Arizonans have offered words reacting to the horrific school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas. They mainly follow the themes of those who expressed condolences, reflection, and anger at the continual inaction from the former Party of Lincoln immediately after the shooting. Perhaps the most on point recent
We Have Failed Our Children
May 26, 2022
We have failed. As Americans, we have failed to stop the gun violence that plagues our country. As Americans, we have elected those candidates who fetishize guns and allowed them to pass laws that create tragedies like this. As Americans, we have created a culture that believes the Second Amendment is infallible when it is,
It’s Time To Get Past GOP Gaslighting On Guns
May 26, 2022
Matt Grodsky is the Vice President, Director of Public Affairs at Matters of State Strategies, he previously served as the Director of Communications for the Arizona Democratic Party from 2019 to 2021. He is the author of Righteous Might: How Democrats Turned Arizona Blue And How You Can Flip Your Battleground State In the
White Christian Nationalists in AZ Legislature Use Texas Massacre To Pursue Their Theocratic Agenda Rather Than New Gun Safety Laws
May 26, 2022
These white Christian Nationalist religious zealots are demented and dangerous. Laurie Roberts of The Republic writes, How many kids must die before the Arizona Legislature takes up gun reform? Several Republican legislators took to the Arizona Senate floor on Wednesday to lament the wholesale slaughter of a classroom full of Texas children and to explain
Top Five Kari Lake Fanatics and Fans
May 26, 2022
They say you can judge a person’s character by the company they keep and never has that rung more true than with Kari Lake. While Lake makes no effort to hide her extreme, out-of-touch agenda, her constant company of right-wing, fringe fanatics really drives the point home. Don’t believe us? Come take a ride in
This is Who They Are: Senate Republicans Block Domestic Terrorism Bill
May 26, 2022
The Hill reports, Senate Republicans block domestic terrorism bill: Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a bill to create domestic terrorism offices within federal law enforcement agencies in response to a mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., that left 10 people dead. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) framed the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act as an opportunity
